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In trying to be concise I become obscure.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
There are many things which may not be uttered by men in
threadbare coats.
There are many things which may not be uttered by men in
threadbare coats.
Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.
Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
Children when they are little make parents fooles, when they are
great they make them mad.
Children when they are little make parents fooles, when they are
great they make them mad.
Rome was not built in a day.
Rome was not built in a day.
Good words are worth much, and cost little.
Good words are worth much, and cost little.
